Hall-rack.



P. M. DALE.

HALL RACK.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 15.1907;

PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

3 Hue n ioz FLORA Ml DALE, or WILKINSBURG, IlCNNSYLV/hYl/L HALL-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

Application filed July 15. 1907- Serial No. 383-840.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORA M. DALE, a citi- 1 zen of the United States, residing at Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hall-Racks, of which the following is a specification. I This invention relates to an improvement in hall racks and the object of the invention 1 is an article of furniture adapted to receive umbrellas, rubbers, hats, coats and the like. A further object of the invention is a device of this kind which will inclose the racks thereby hiding from view the hats, coats, umbrellas, etc. and'a still further object of l the invention is a device of this kind adapted especially for use in narrow halls or in any location where a saving of space is necessary.

The invention consists also of the novel features of construction, hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hall rack closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the rack open, a portion of a vertical partition being broken away.

In these drawings A represents a casing which at the front is provided with a hinged door B, of comparatively narrow width and a sliding door C formed in two sections 1 and 2 the latter section 2 being of substantially the same width as the door B and the section 0 bein of a width approximately equal to one-hall of the length of the casing A.

At the front and upon each side of the cas-' ing are arranged two corner standards D and the end of the casing A adjacent the door C is vertically slotted immediately to the rear of the corner standard D at that end of the casing which standard forms a guide for the front surface of the door C as it slides open and shut, and the standard also serves as a shield hiding the slot from view when the casing A is viewed from the front.

Within the casing is a vertical partition E dividing the easing into two compartments within which are arran ed suitable hooks F of any desired kind am? within one of these compartments is arranged a box G provided with a drawer G for receiving gloves and similar small articles and upon the top of the l box is placed'a drip an H within which um- I brellas may be stood The lower portion of I the casing is divided off by a horizontal platform J upon which the box G rests and which also supports the lower edge of the partition E, whlch partition also forms or may be made to form, one side of the said box.

. Access is gained to the lower portion of the casing A by means of an upwardly open hinged lid K and in this portion or compartment of the casing is arranged a mirror L. Han ers M of any desired kind are also carried y the front of the casing A at the sides of and above the doors so that guests making but brief calls can hang hats and coats thereon without opening or disturbing the rack proper.

l t will be obvious that in opening the rack the door B may be swun outwardly upon its hinges while the door 6 slides outwardly through the slide above mentioned until the section 1 has cleared the casing and may then be swung back as shown in Fig. 2. This permits the o ening of the entire front of the rack and at t e same time permits use of the rack in a narrow hall way where it might be inconvenient to swing outwardly doors of sufficient width to open the entire front. It also allows for the use of a sliding door where owing to the location of the rack adjacent the end of the hall it would not be possible to move outwardly a sliding door of the width used and formed of one piece. This construction therefore combines the advantages of both the hinge and sliding doors and at the same time adapts the rack for use in a hall where but a limited amount of space is available.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A hall rack consisting of a casing having a vertical slot formed in one end adjacent the front of the casing, a front door of narrow width hinged to the opposite end of the casing, and a slidable door formed of two sections hinged together, one of said sections being equal in width to the hinged door, the said door sliding in the slot as and for the purpose mentioned.

2. A device of the kind described comprising a casin said casing being open at the front and s otted vertically at one end, corner standards carried by said casing, one of said standardsforming the front ed e of said slot, a hinged door and a sliding (oor consisting of two hinged sections, said sliding door working through said slot, the corner standard adjacent the slot forming a guide slot and adapted to close the remainder of for said door as and for the purpose de- ,ithe casing the sections comprising said slidscribed. able door being hinged together and one of 3. A hall rack of the kind described consisting of a casing divided into com arthinged door and when the doors are closed ments, means withln said casing for ho ding restmg adjacent thereto. articles of wearing apparel, said casing being, open at the front and vertically slotted at FLORA M. DALE. one end, a bin ed door having a width substantially equa to one-fourth of the length of the casing, a sectional door slidable in said Witnesses:

' EMMA SNEDDEN,

Jon THOMAS.

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